Tea gardens resume work with 25% labour amid lockdown extension in Siliguri

Amid lockdown extension and certain relaxations given by the government, Siliguri tea gardens observed movement as labourers got back to work.

Following government's rule of keeping 25% labour, tea garden owners are using labours in rotation.

Daily wage workers who work in the tea garden said, "We are daily wage workers, right now, we are getting work for 2 days in a week, it has become difficult to run our families." He further added that the loss which we have suffered in this year is equal to 10 years.